Joe's Friendly Tavern Empire - On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Reard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Parisian showgirl Micheline Bernardini
funfact The name for the bikini design was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard, the designer of the bikini. He named the… | Instagram
![Women Wearing Polka Dot Bikini Near Water - Montego Bay 1946 Photograph by War Is Hell Store - Fine Art America Women Wearing Polka Dot Bikini Near Water - Montego Bay 1946 Photograph by War Is Hell Store - Fine Art America](https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/3/women-wearing-polka-dot-bikini-near-water-montego-bay-1946-war-is-hell-store.jpg)
Women Wearing Polka Dot Bikini Near Water - Montego Bay 1946 Photograph by War Is Hell Store - Fine Art America
![PA Media on X: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / X PA Media on X: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkBKc2JXEAAXx8l.jpg)
PA Media on X: "On this day in 1946: the first ever bikini was unveiled in Paris. Below models wear styles from 1946, 1966 and 1986 https://t.co/KNNxBenX7X" / X
![CLAIRE HOPKINS British Model and Actress (Modelling an original Reard 1946 Newsprint bikini to mark the CLAIRE HOPKINS British Model and Actress (Modelling an original Reard 1946 Newsprint bikini to mark the](https://d2sze6qxvc07yt.cloudfront.net/cdn/topfoto/previews/1549/35f124774f9d0cd8aa23b13cdad19df8/5/547849c4b52460a03717cb99989104ed/464429.jpg)
CLAIRE HOPKINS British Model and Actress (Modelling an original Reard 1946 Newsprint bikini to mark the
![Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Art Print by French School - Fine Art America Women in Bikini Tanning at Deligny Swimming Pool in Paris, July 1946 Art Print by French School - Fine Art America](https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/print/7.5/8/break/images/artworkimages/medium/1/women-in-bikini-tanning-at-deligny-swimming-pool-in-paris-july-1946-french-school.jpg)